Yankeedom 

Encompassing the entire Northeast north of New York City and spreading
through Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, Yankeedom values education, intellectual
achievement, communal empowerment, and citizen participation in government as a
shield against tyranny. Yankees are comfortable with government regulation. Woodard
notes that Yankees have a "Utopian streak." The area was settled by radical Calvinists. 

New Netherland
A highly commercial culture, New Netherland is "materialistic, with a profound tolerance
for ethnic and religious diversity and an unflinching commitment to the freedom of
inquiry and conscience," according to Woodard. It is a natural ally with Yankeedom and
encompasses New York City and northern New Jersey. The area was settled by the
Dutch. 

The Midlands
Settled by English Quakers, The Midlands are a welcoming middle-class society
that spawned the culture of the "American Heartland." Political opinion is moderate, and
government regulation is frowned upon. Woodard calls the ethnically diverse Midlands
"America's great swing region." Within the Midlands are parts of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. 
Tidewater
Tidewater was built by the young English gentry in the area around the Chesapeake Bay
and North Carolina. Starting as a feudal society that embraced slavery, the region places a
high value on respect for authority and tradition. Woodard notes that Tidewater is in
decline, partly because "it has been eaten away by the expanding federal halos around
D.C. and Norfolk."

Greater Appalachia
Colonized by settlers from the war-ravaged borderlands of Northern Ireland, northern
England, and the Scottish lowlands, Greater Appalachia is stereotyped as the land of
hillbillies and rednecks. Woodard says Appalachia values personal sovereignty and
individual liberty and is "intensely suspicious of lowland aristocrats and Yankee social
engineers alike." It sides with the Deep South to counter the influence of federal
government. Within Greater Appalachia are parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West
Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Indiana, Illinois, and Texas.

Deep South
The Deep South was established by English slave lords from Barbados and was styled as
a West Indies-style slave society, Woodard notes. It has a very rigid social structure and
fights against government regulation that threatens individual liberty. Alabama, Florida,
Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina are all part of the Deep South.

El Norte
Composed of the borderlands of the Spanish-American empire, El Norte is "a place
apart" from the rest of America, according to Woodard. Hispanic culture dominates in the
area, and the region values independence, self-sufficiency, and hard work above all else.
Parts of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California are in El Norte.

The Left Coast

Colonized by New Englanders and Appalachian Midwesterners, the Left Coast is a
hybrid of "Yankee utopianism and Appalachian self-expression and exploration,"
Woodard says, adding that it is the staunchest ally of Yankeedom. Coastal California,
Oregon, and Washington are in the Left Coast.

The Far West

The conservative west. Developed through large investment in industry, yet where
inhabitants continue to "resent" the Eastern interests that initially controlled that
investment. Among Far West states are Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Washington,
Oregon, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas,
Arizona, New Mexico, and California. 

New France
A pocket of liberalism nestled in the Deep South, its people are consensus driven,
tolerant, and comfortable with government involvement in the economy. Woodard says
New France is among the most liberal places in North America. New France is focused
around New Orleans in Louisiana as well as the Canadian province of Quebec.

First Nation
Made up of Native Americans, the First Nation's members enjoy tribal sovereignty in the
US. Woodard says the territory of the First Nations is huge, but its population is
under 300,000, most of whose people live in the northern reaches of Canada.